Manor staff take part in discussion on future of long-term care in Pennsylvania
PHOTO COURTESY / PA DEPT. OF HEALTH - Left to right: Acting Secretary of Health Dr. Debra Bogen, Shenandoah Senior Living Community Administrator John Tarson, Long-Term Care Transformation Office Director Megan Barbour
HARRISBURG – Staff from the Shenandoah Senior Living Community were in Harrisburg last week, meeting with state leaders and discussing the future of long-term care in the state.
John Tarson, the East Washington Street nursing center’s administrator, took part in the meeting with Acting Secretary of Health Dr. Debra Bogen.
The Department of Health says they have invested $14.2 Million in federal funding to improve resident care at 125 long-term care facilities across the state.
“Over the past year, I have traveled throughout the Commonwealth, listening to and learning from long-term care staff about the positive impact funding from the Long-Term Care Transformation Office has made,” said Bogen.
In early 2023, the DOH consolidated its older Pennsylvania care efforts into the Long-Term Care Transformation Office (LTCTO) to help address the long-term care industry’s challenges.
The office focuses on resiliency in the long-term care workforce, infection prevention and control, emergency preparedness, and sustainable outbreak response operations to help protect residents.
“During the pandemic, it became clear that the Commonwealth’s long-term care facilities needed help and guidance to proactively respond to their residents’ needs. That is why the Long-Term Care Transformation Office was created, to help facilities fill those gaps and prepare for the future,” said Long-Term Care Transformation Office Director Megan Barbour. “By working with long-term care facilities, we can learn what new initiatives are benefiting residents and share these best practices with other facilities to elevate the overall care our older Pennsylvanians receive.”
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